At Bleeding.Technology we track over 100,000 web 3.0, NFT, DeFi & crypto startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Australia based Director operating in the Blockchain space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Roger Buckeridge
Executive Director and Responsible Manager of Sapien Ventures
Roger Buckeridge is a Venture Partner at Sapien Ventures. He was formerly the Cofounder of Allen & Buckeridge – one of Australia’s first VC fund managers and has managed over $300m in assets from government and pension fund institutional investors since mid-late 1990’s. He has worked in the funds management sector across Australia, Japan, Switzerland, Singapore and USA.
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About Allen & Buckeridge, Sapien Ventures: Sapien Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on fintech, blockchain and online marketplaces, with offices in Australia, USA and China
Marc DESPALLIERES
Director – APAC of FXCH Ltd.
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About FXCH Ltd.: Blockchain-based Spot-FX Institutional Clearing House

Emma Poposka
CEO/Director & Business Tech of bron.tech
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About bron.tech: bron.tech is a company that specializes in decentralized infrastructure for data sharing and identity management.
Ken Kencevski
Founder and Managing Director of Devika
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About Devika: Building meaningful experiences using emerging technology
Robert Laidlaw
Founder & Executive Director of Secure Health Chain
Founder & Executive Director at Secure Health Chain , Dr Robert Laidlaw has worked in public hospitals for the past 7 years, with the recent 4 training in Neurosurgery at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney and Wollongong Hospital. Ultimately it was the intersection of medicine and technology that has motivated him to found two Australian health tech startups, Secure Health Chain & Image Chain. He is an active member in the International blockchain scene running workshops for hospital executives around the world and is writing his first book, “Healthcare unchained, 5 easy ways to bring blockchain into your clinic today”. Robert has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals on the applications of blockchain in healthcare.
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About Secure Health Chain: Medical Data Marketplace, Personal Digital Health Record
Hubert Chu
Managing Director of Sydney Blockchain Centre
Master of Project Management with Distinction at the University of Sydney; Double Bachelors in Engineering and Economics at Wuhan University with Chinese National Scholarship. Professional Interpreter and Translator in the English and Mandarin languages (in both language directions) accredited by Australian National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd (known as NAATI); Brand director at Talkshow Science and Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd; CEO at Australia-China Silk Road Education Pty Ltd. Former Business Planning Manager at HNA Group, a Fortune Global 500 company. Extensive work experience in nine industries, including aviation, investment banking, internet education, real estate, etc.
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About Sydney Blockchain Centre, UCOT: Home for Sydney’s blockchain based startups & businesses
Karan Bir
Director Of Operations of Almora
Entrepreneur and Angel Investor Karan Bir is a serial entrepreneur, an angel investor, mentor, and a financial consultant with about 10 years of rich experience in Finance, Entrepreneurship and Investment in Singapore, Australia, UK and Germany. He actively supports and mentors startups and is an angel investor for various startups in his pool. He facilitates AML/KYC and legal compliance for startups and other companies. Specialities: Investments across industries (including Fintech, Blockchain, Media and Entertainment, and E-commerce), business development, startup financing and mentorship, financial analysis, strategic partnerships and financial consulting.
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About Almora: Catalysing blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
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